Patient's question:
What is the difference between a follicular cyst and a dominant follicle? Does a follicular cyst disappear within a week? My period was on 8.13 with a 5-day cycle. On 8.25, the ultrasound showed a follicular cyst measuring 1.82.0, but it didn't mention it was a dominant follicle. By 9.1, the dominant follicle was no longer visible, nor was the cyst. Hello, if it was a follicular cyst, would it disappear so quickly? Why didn't the ultrasound report mention it was a dominant follicle at the time?Doctor's answer:
Hello, a follicular cyst is formed due to the degeneration of follicular epithelium, the thickening and fibrosis of the connective tissue in the follicular wall, the impending death of oocytes, or the unrefined or continuously increasing follicular fluid. It cannot be equated with a dominant follicle. A follicular cyst will never disappear on its own and requires treatment. The above is the advice for the question "What is the difference between a follicular cyst and a dominant follicle?" I hope it helps you. Wishing you health!